European stocks are seen opening higher on Tuesday after reports suggested that U.S. President Joe Biden is in the process of making up his mind on easing U.S. tariffs on China, in part to ease record-high inflation. Chinese Vice Premier Liu He had a “constructive” virtual dialogue with U.S. Treasury […]

Tokyo (CNN)Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is in critical condition and fighting for his life after being shot in the street in broad daylight while making a campaign speech in the central city of Nara, in an attack that has shocked the nation. Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said in […]

To those who haven’t lived – or aren’t living – through it, war often seems distant, geographically and notionally. We read of sieges, battles, destruction, death and understand how tragic they are, but mere words don’t always fully capture war’s horrors – or, for that matter, its triumphs. Photographs – […]

Vince McMahon, who stepped aside as CEO of the WWE last month pending the outcome of a probe into alleged misconduct, paid $12 million in hush money to four different women, according to a new report in The Wall Street Journal. The amount and scope of the payoffs is significantly […]

Many retail investors, who are experiencing their first bear market, are shocked at the erosion in the value of their mutual fund (MF) portfolios. The pain is especially acute for those who had taken excessive exposure to sector/thematic and small-cap funds. Even international diversification has failed to stanch the bleed […]

Tech giant Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Thursday announced that it will allow developers in South Korea to use a third-party payment system. “To comply with the new South Korean law, developers can use the StoreKit External Purchase Entitlement,” the company said in a developer update. “This entitlement allows apps distributed […]

The Collaboration, Anthony McCarten’s hit London play about artists Andy Warhol and Jean-Michel Basquiat, will make its American premiere on Broadway this winter, with Paul Bettany and Jeremy Pope as the two painters. The Manhattan Theatre Club production will begin previews at MTC’s Samuel J. Friedman Theatre on Tuesday, November […]

Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo announced $2.96 billion from NOAA’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funds to address the climate crisis and strengthen coastal resilience and infrastructure. Over the next five years, NOAA’s targeted investments in the areas of habitat restoration, coastal resilience, and climate data and services will advance ongoing federal […]

A great deal of medical research is aimed at saving lives. Many of the top 10 causes of death are preventable, or at least can be delayed. These include heart disease, cancer, stroke and some forms of diabetes, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Most of these […]

Major stock market barometers worldwide drifted into panic mode as a renewed commitment by central banks to tame sticky inflation sent equity benchmarks tumbling. Asia and Europe traded in the red while the Wall Street Futures are also in negative territory. On the data horizon are the PCE readings, a […]